NOSB Recommendations: Spring 2014

Summary Information

• Meeting recommendation summary (PDF)

Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification Committee | Carmela Beck, Chairperson

• Final Recommendation: Guidance on Retail Certification (PDF) (PASSED)

• Clarifying Accredited Certifying Agents’ Application of §205.206(e) (PDF) (DISCUSSION DOCUMENT- NO SPRING 2014 RECOMMENDATION )

Crops Subcommittee | Zea Sonnabend, Chairperson

• Final Recommendation: Streptomycin - petitioned (PDF) (FAILED)

• Final Recommendation: Magnesium oxide - petitioned (PDF) (PASSED)

• Final Recommendation: Vinasse - petitioned (PDF) (PASSED)

• Laminarin - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

Handling Subcommittee | Harold Austin, Chairperson

• Ammonium Hydroxide (boiler water additive) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Glycerin - petitioned for removal (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

Livestock Subcommittee | Tracy Favre, Chairperson

• Methionine in Organic Poultry Feed (MET) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Acidified Sodium Chlorite (ASC) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Chlorine (for aquatic animals) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Tocopherols (for aquatic animals) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Vitamins (for aquatic animals) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Minerals (for aquatic animals) – petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Biologics: Vaccines (for aquatic animals) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - CO2 (for aquatic plants) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Chlorine (for aquatic plants) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Micronutrients (for aquatic plants) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Lignin Sulfonate (for aquatic plants) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

• Aquaculture - Vitamins B1, B12, H (for aquatic plants) - petitioned (PDF) (REFERRED BACK TO SUBCOMMITTEE)

Materials Subcommittee | Calvin Walker, Chairperson

• Final Recommendation: Update of Petition and TR process (PDF) (PASSED)

• Final Recommendation: Confidential Business Information in Petitions (CBI) (PDF) (PASSED)

• Final Recommendation: Fall 2013 Research Priorities (PDF) (PASSED)